The_Works_Of_Flannery_O’_Conner

The Works Of Flannery O’ Conner The Works of Flannery O’ Conner As People we must first feel comfortable with all aspects of ourselves because if we don’t someone or something will always be there to exploit our weaknesses. Situations are not always as they seem. Several of the characters in Flannery O’ Conner’s works entitled “A Good man is Hard to find” and “Good Country People” proves this to be so because they have had their lives ripped apart by acts of evil. “Good Country People” is a story about Joy Hopewell a well educated young lady who lived in the south. Joy lost her leg in a hunting accident when she was ten years old. As a result of losing her leg Joy had to have it replaced with a wooden one. Joy also suffered from a weak heart. Joy was the type of person who had very low self esteem. Her handicap made her feel ugly. Because she felt ugly she decided to change her name to suit he ugliness which was Hulga. One day a bible salesman named Manley Pointer was making a sales call to Joy’s family’s home and ended up having dinner with them. Manley started liking Joy and asked her if flannery, o'conner, joy, grandmother, about, leg, country, started, someone, out, misfit, manley, man, because, road, place, people, one, left, good, always, while, very, vacation, ugly, two, taking, story, stories, pointer, old, men, low, lost, lady, killing